street priceThe Ensoniq Mirage DMS-8 is a digital synthesizer and sampler released by Ensoniq in 1985. It was the first sampler to feature a built-in hard disk drive, allowing users to store and recall samples quickly and easily. The Mirage was also the first sampler to feature a built-in sequencer, allowing users to create complex compositions with ease. The Mirage was used by many popular musicians in the 1980s and 1990s, including Depeche Mode, New Order, and A-ha.
Country of origin / production: USA
Recommend product to a friend| Usage area | |
|---|---|
| Synthesizer | |
| Usage Design/ Form Factor | |
| Rackmount, 2U | |
| Archetype | |
| Digital (D) | |
| Polyphony | |
| Voices | 8 |
| Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis | |
| Synthesis Method | Digital Subtractive |
| Oscillators overall | 2 |
| Oscillator Type | Digital |
| Filter | |
| Voltage Controlled Filter (VCF) | |
| Low-pass Filter (LPF) | |
| Resonance | |
| Amplifier | |
| Digitally Controlled Amplifier (DCA) | |
| Envelope Generator (EG) | |
| Filter | APDSR |
| Amp | APDSR |
| OSC | APDSR |
| Modulation | |
| LFO Waveforms | |
| Triangle | |
| Sampler | |
| Sample Memory | 0.128 Mb |
| Sequencer | |
| Parts count | 1 |
| Note Capacity | 333 |
| Display | |
| Display type | EL |
| Built-in controllers | |
| Pitch Bend Wheel | |
| Modulation Wheel | |
| Audio out | |
| Mono | |
| Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) | 1 |
| Audio in | |
| Analog 1/4" | 1 |
| DAC | |
| DAC Frequency | 32 |
| Resolution | 8 bit |
| Computer Interfaces | |
| FDD | |
| Power | |
| Voltage | 120V |
| Voltage | 60Hz |
| Case/ body | |
| Metal&plastic | |
| Color | |
| Black | |
| Production start | 1986 |
| Production end | 1988 |
| Production ended | |
Initial version of Mirage with Pratt-Reed Keyboard, black body.
Updated Mirage with Fatar Keyboard, dark grey body.
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